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How Graham Platner’s scandals are putting Democrats’ best Senate pick-up opportunity at risk
GOP senators torch scandal-plagued Platner while Dems stay silent on candidacy
Republican senators denounce Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner over Nazi tattoo and scandal allegations ahead of Tuesday's primary.
Graham Platner to hold rally as scandals shake up campaign
Platner, an oyster farmer and progressive activist, is key to the Democrats' hopes to take back the U.S. Senate this year as the party needs him to defeat longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins.
Graham Platner to hold Maine rally with Rep. Ro Khanna as scandals shake up campaign
Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married
‘He hated women’: Explosive abuse, new Nazi tattoo allegations from exes rock Platner's campaign
Graham Platner's ex-girlfriends allege rape fantasies, violent episodes and heavy drinking in new report as Maine Democrat faces mounting scandals.
Dan Bongino: I miss the good old fashioned political scandals
Fox News contributor Dan Bongino discusses Dr. Adam Hisham Hamawy’s New Jersey House primary victory and his past association with a top terrorist on ‘The Ingraham Angle.’
Future of mental health treatment, California bank standoff, monkeypox scandal | FOX 10 Talks
Join FOX 10 Anchor Brian Webb and Executive Producer Trenton Hooker for a fast-paced, can’t-miss breakdown of the biggest stories making headlines right now.
Former primary rival resurfaces to challenge scandal-plagued Graham Platner in Maine Senate race
Maine Gov. Janet Mills reminds voters she remains on the ballot after suspending her Senate campaign, as rival Graham Platner faces mounting scandals.
WATCH: Dem senators excuse Platner's conduct at crisis huddle with embattled Maine candidate
Democratic senators express confidence in Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner despite alleged sexting scandals and resurfaced online posts controversies.
Fetterman calls Platner a ‘creep’ after reports of extramarital sexting
Sen. John Fetterman issued a scathing takedown of Graham Platner as the leading Democratic candidate in Maine’s Senate race has become embroiled in a scandal over reports that he sent sexual text messages to women who were not his wife.
Southampton sticking by manager Eckert after Spygate controversy
In its written reasons published on Monday, an arbitration panel laid bare the influence of Eckert in the scandal, saying it was “a contrived and determined plan from top down to gain a competitive advantage” and analysts who carried out the unauthorized filming “felt pressurised to do the observations that Mr. Eckert and the senior coaches wished them to do.” However, Šolak said in a video message to fans published on Tuesday that the club believes Eckert “is the man to take us forward.”
Graham Platner And The New Politics Of Character
Washington’s political and media class keeps trying to make Platner’s personal controversies the story. Voters may be focused on a bigger scandal.
Mills Reminds Maine Voters She’s ‘Still on the Ballot’ for Senate Amid Platner Controversy
A month after withdrawing from the state’s Senate race, Gov. Janet Mills suggested she remained an option after the likely Democratic nominee, Graham Platner, faced a new scandal.
Platner Tries to Find Someone to Blame for Latest Scandal
The Maine Senate candidate criticized reports on his alleged pre-campaign extramarital sexting as “gossip” and “journalistic malpractice.”
Pedro Sánchez and the corruption scandal
A string of allegations have been levelled at Spanish PM’s allies and relatives
What to know about California’s messy governor’s race
Its unusual primary system, combined with scandal and a low-profile field, have made this year’s race harder to predict.
Platner tests Democrats' tolerance for scandal
The race will come down to whether enough Democrats and independents are willing to hold their noses.
How California’s Fight for Governor Became a Hot Mess for Democrats
Scandals, missteps and a lack of Democratic unity have complicated the state’s gubernatorial election.
Trump’s $1.8bn slush fund: has the Don gone too far?
Such ‘brazen corruption’ makes the Watergate scandal look ‘almost quaint’
Talarico targets Paxton's scandals in Texas Senate race, pivoting from his sunny primary message
Texas Democrat James Talarico, a former middle school teacher and a state lawmaker from Austin, laid out a clear strategy for the months ahead: Litigating Paxton’s scandals to a weary electorate.
Talarico targets Paxton's scandals in Texas Senate race, pivoting from his sunny primary message
Texas Democrat James Talarico has launched his general election campaign for the U.S. Senate
The MAGA Cult is Triumphant in Texas
Trump-endorsed scandal-magnet Ken Paxton clobbered John Cornyn, by any objective standard a good little GOP soldier. The Republican base is getting more rabid by the hour.
Democrats break with scandal-plagued Graham Platner, warn of 'civil war' in party
Top Democrats break with Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner over his Nazi-linked tattoo and online scandals, sparking what some are calling a party "civil war."
Why some Republicans are worried about Ken Paxton as a Senate nominee
Few politicians have garnered as much scandal in Texas as Paxton, but he has ignited the MAGA base, who see him as a fighter.
Ken Paxton’s controversies take center stage in his Texas Senate matchup with James Talarico
Ken Paxton weathered a long list of scandals in the years leading up to his decisive victory Tuesday in the Republican primary runoff for Senate in Texas.
Trump's GOP purge claims Cornyn as Paxton wins: Texas runoff takeaways
Democrat James Talarico casts scandal-plague GOP nominee as the 'most corrupt politician in America' in a fall race that shakes up the 2026 Senate map
Brazil's Flávio Bolsonaro leans into Trump connection as scandal shakes his presidential bid
Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro is in Washington, leaning on his family’s connection with former U.S. President Donald Trump
In these divisive times, Blaise Ingoglia requesting security isn’t scandalous, it’s public safety
Blaise Ingoglia has come under fire for not wanting to die.
Will science scandals ruin reputation of century-old journal Nature in China?
Chinese academic watchdogs and online detectives are exposing growing numbers of problematic papers in Nature journals.
Americans witness the most corrupt week of Donald Trump’s political career
Over just three days, the country has confronted several presidency-defining scandals — and the week isn’t over yet.
Inside Graham Platner’s Controversial Rise
The Democrats' hopes in November hinge on the scandal-plagued Senate candidate
Top Dem lawmakers duck questions when pressed on Platner's Reddit scandal
Top Democratic lawmakers refuse to say whether Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner's graphic Reddit posts have become a party liability ahead of midterms.
Senate panel hears testimony on online sports betting, prediction markets
Senate lawmakers grilled sports betting industry officials during a hearing focused on recent cheating scandals, companies' marketing tactics and regulatory battles.
New website puts Platner on notice by amplifying scandals: 'One red flag after another'
Collins-aligned fundraising committee is compiling "red flags" from Democratic opponent Graham Platner's past ahead of Maine's 2025 Senate general election.
Congress increases scrutiny into sports betting, prediction markets
Congress is intensifying its scrutiny of sports gambling and prediction markets amid a wave of scandals in professional and collegiate sports that have raised c
Southampton's appeal against Championship play-off final explusion dismissed after 'spygate' scandal
Why Trump’s ‘anti-weaponization’ fund is so scandalous
President Donald Trump is a studied beneficiary of the Overton window. That is, the many extreme and norm-busting things he does, over time, make things that would once be scandalous appear more mundane and unremarkable.
Omar breaks silence on alleged fraud connections in statement pointing to Trump admin: 'Flat out false'
Rep. Ilhan Omar claims she had no knowledge of the Feeding Our Future fraud scandal, pointing to Trump's role in signing the MEALS Act into law.
Trump picks scandal-plagued Texas AG Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in Senate GOP primary
It’s the Most Hotly Contested Primary in America. Liberals Are Excited. They’re Getting It All Wrong.
The Epstein files, a MAGA civil war, and an alleged sex scandaled have turbocharged a House race.
Lawmakers zero in on sports gambling regulation as scandals boom
Congress appears poised to intensify its scrutiny of major sports leagues and their gambling partners in response to a growing number of scandals involving illicit&nbs…
Xavier Becerra faces attacks from all sides in Calif. governor's race
Becerra came under fire last week for his link to a recent fraud scandal.
Sway a crowd, wear a martyr’s crown: how one NSW politician went from scandal to political success – and wrote a playbook still used today
At the turn of last century, an ambitious young solicitor caused a scandal in a high-profile murder case. Years later he was a political leader in a new nation. How did he do it?
How a Jim Caviezel film got mixed up in a Brazilian political scandal
American actor Jim Caviezel's upcoming feature "Dark Horse," a biopic about former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, has been billed by a movie industry publication as a thriller about the far-right firebrand's battle "against a corrupt establishment."
Eurovision Song Contest: what the science of statistics reveals about an infamous voting scandal
In 2022, six jury scores from the second semi-final were nullified on grounds of collusion.
Trump is normalizing things that would have been scandals in his first term
President Donald Trump is once again looking for loyalty in all the wrong places. But he’s now spent a decade gradually upping the provocations and wearing down his critics’ willingness to raise a fuss.
Is ‘Rivals’ Renewed for Season 3?
Scandalous series is based on Jilly Cooper's book of the same name.
Miller Center event discusses the state of journalism and politics in the US
The first topic that Antholis and Dickerson discussed was how the field of journalism has changed over the years, specifically since the era of investigative journalism that uncovered the Watergate scandal in 1972.
How Sports Illustrated is getting back in the game after scandal, layoffs
One of the hottest tickets for the events surrounding Super Bowl LX in February was a party thrown at the Cow Palace in San Francisco by Sports Illustrated, where attendees
South Africa’s top court revives impeachment inquiry against president
The scandal centres on a large sum of foreign currency stolen from President Cyril Ramaphosa’s farmhouse in 2020.
The Politics Hour: D.C. police scandal & tax hikes in MoCo
WAMU's Alex Koma break down the D.C. police scandal over crime data, WAMU's MD reporter Jenny Abamu previews MD-5 Congressional race, and Montgomery County Executive Marc Elrich on why he wants a tax hike.
🗞️ Scandal in Munich and Parisian ecstasy, Thursday's front pages
The morning breaks over two radically opposing footballing Europes. While in Paris the heroic resistance of Luis Enrique’s men is being celebrated, in Bavaria the feeling is one of absolute outrage ...
Why One Coach’s Personal Life Is a Sports-Wide Scandal
Mike Vrabel is facing questions about his personal relationship with a reporter. He should answer them.
With Scandals and Court Ruling, Democrats Have Big Problems Too | WSJ Politics Newsletter for May 4
Plus, the Secret Service director is facing some heat, and the U.S. plans to guide commercial ships out of the Strait of Hormuz
Patriots' Christian Gonzalez Breaks Silence On Mike Vrabel Scandal
New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez spoke on Mike Vrabel amid his scandal, voicing his support of his head coach.
Corruption, politics, and a former FBI agent: Lorain County ‘s government scandal explained
The Lorain County Sheriff's public corruption unit raided multiple county facilities — and a key investigator's identity suggests this is no political stunt.
Avoid scandal and play hardball politics in the BDN's town meeting game
The text-based game was created in part by training Claude AI on real Maine town meeting warrants.
College football post-spring top 25: Texas on top, Texas Tech tumbles amid Brendan Sorsby absence
A shocking gambling scandal forces a manual override of our analytics model, dropping Texas Tech out of the top 10 as the Longhorns claim the No. 1 spot
Is Anything a Political Scandal Anymore?
Students discuss how the threshold for public disgrace has changed.
Ex-Nebraska coach admits sexual relationship with player, records show
A former Nebraska women's basketball player's Title IX lawsuit against the university continues with a scandalous recent admission, court records show.
Epstein scandal lingers in background of King Charles’ visit to Washington
As King Charles III and Queen Camilla were being greeted by the US president, first lady and pomp and circumstance designed for royalty at the White House Tuesday morning, a group of individuals who had been denied an in-person meeting with the king and queen took their chance to be heard a couple of miles down Pennsylvania Avenue.
What a long, strange weekend it's been for Boston sports fans
Alex Cora was fired as manager of the Red Sox on Saturday, the same day as Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was absent from NFL draft following a scandal.
Kyle Whittingham took Michigan sight unseen — to turn Sherrone Moore mess into his next great win
He built Utah with less. Now Kyle Whittingham tries to save Michigan football after Sherrone Moore scandal.
Xavier Becerra wants to talk about his experience. So do his rivals for California governor
In the wake of former Rep. Eric Swalwell’s exit from the governor’s race, Xavier Becerra’s campaign is drawing support as a potential safe harbor for Democrats lacking a clear front-runner. Becerra offers a long record in state and federal government as well as a steady, if understated, presence amid a race shaken by scandal. The question now is how he’ll withstand increased scrutiny from voters and rivals, particularly over his record at HHS and criticism from both inside and outside former President Joe Biden’s administration.
What a long, strange weekend it’s been for Boston sports fans
Alex Cora was fired as manager of the Red Sox on Saturday, the same day as Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel was absent from NFL draft following a scandal.
Brendan Sorsby and college football's first major modern gambling scandal
Texas Tech QB Brendan Sorsby's decision to get treatment for gambling addiction feels like an inevitable result of a sports betting boom. The NCAA has to hope it doesn't get worse.
Column: After Swalwell scandal, a 'safe choice' for Democrats emerges
Xavier Becerra's appeal as a steady, non-flashy candidate for governor may be his biggest advantage after former Rep. Eric Swalwell was forced to drop out amid scandal.
Sexual misconduct scandals in Washington spark scramble for reforms, expedited investigations
Scandals and resignations have reignited a debate about whether Washington’s rules and institutions for self-oversight can keep pace with the unfolding misconduct.
Deluge of Scandals Raises Stakes for Secretive House Panel
The chamber’s Ethics Committee has faced calls to move more quickly after Rep. Cory Mills vowed he wouldn’t quit.
VPCC’s Spring Play, “The School for Scandal”, Postponed
Mary T. Christian Theatre at VPCC, home to VPCC’s theater club. (Photo from VPCC)
Scandals, Resignations, and Trump’s Iran Gamble
Co-hosts Brandon Rottinghaus and Jeronimo Cortina delve into the latest news in politics
Ethics reforms won’t come easy on Capitol Hill after misconduct scandals
Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are scrambling to meet the moment as a wave of resignations and misconduct scandals rock Capitol Hill, sparking calls for accountability.
How one disappointing order uncovered a massive ‘ghost cake’ delivery scandal in China
A customer’s complaint about a disappointing cake kicked off a massive investigation that uncovered thousands of “ghost” food vendors in China, resulting in staggering fines for some the country’s largest firms and highlighting the pitfalls of the cutthroat price competition.
Democrats challenging Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick welcome resignation, want Special Election to replace her
Luther Campbell, Dale Holness and Elijah Manley all say the ex-Congresswoman's scandal distracted from her service.
Florida Democrat mired in scandal resigns from Congress under bipartisan scrutiny
Many House Democrats refrained from supporting Florida Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, who is accused of more than two dozen ethics violations.
Fired former official says he felt political pressure to approve Mandelson as U.S. ambassador
The testimony by former Foreign Office head Olly Robbins turns up the heat on Starmer, who is facing calls to resign over the appointment of a scandal-tainted former politician and friend of Jeffrey Epstein to one of the U.K.’s most important diplomatic posts.
Starmer’s Political Fate Rests With Top UK Bureaucrat He Fired
Keir Starmer did what he could on Monday to weather a parliamentary showdown on his handling of the Peter Mandelson scandal. On Tuesday, it may rest with a bureaucrat little known outside Westminster to decide his fate.
Column: Swalwell scandal exposed flaws in top-two primary
California Democrats caught a huge break with Eric Swalwell’s sexual assault scandal.
GOP plans big spending to keep Ohio Senate seat; bribery scandal adds challenge
A political bribery scandal in Ohio is shadowing Jon Husted this election year
Republicans Plan Big Spending to Keep Ohio's Senate Seat. A Bribery Scandal Adds to Their Challenges
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — As he seeks to retain his U.S. Senate seat this fall, Ohio Republican Jon Husted has been unable to escape the shadow of a $60 million bribery scandal that has roiled state politics for more than five years. Husted was recently called to testify as a defense witness in the
Cory Mills says he shouldn't 'fall into the category' of Eric Swalwell, Tony Gonzales
U.S. Rep. Cory Mills rebuffed comparisons of his own personal scandals to those that forced U.S. Reps. Eric Swalwell and Tony Gonzales to resign. Caught
Justin Fairfax’s rapid rise in Virginia politics flamed out after scandal
Fairfax was elected Virginia’s lieutenant governor in 2017, but sexual assault allegations led to his political downfall.
How Jesse Helms Paved the Way for Donald Trump
While Senator Jesse Helms, who died in 2008, would have been scandalized by Trump, the two men shared many political attributes.
Influencer who helped expose Swalwell scandal reacts to new investigations
House returns as two lawmakers vow to resign amid scandals
Representatives Eric Swalwell, a California Democrat, and Tony Gonzales, a Texas Republican, announced Monday they would resign amid scrutiny over their conduct
Fallout from Eric Swalwell scandal grows as lawmakers eye House expulsion votes
The political crisis surrounding Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell is rapidly escalating into a broader bipartisan showdown that could reshape the makeup of the House.
The California governor’s race was already a mess for Dems. Now what?
Democrats have struggled for months over how to handle the governor’s race. Will the Eric Swalwell scandal be a unifying moment?
BAFTA apologizes again for racial slur scandal amid review results
BAFTA Board of Trustees says it is 'determined to learn from what happened' in the racial slur scandal that overshadowed its annual awards celebration in February.
'They are literally everywhere': The shocking story of how forever chemicals polluted the world
Live Science spoke with Mariah Blake, an investigative journalist and author of the book "They Poisoned The World," about one of the greatest corporate scandals in history.
From Hollywood headlines to Heartland buzz: Are you on the pulse?
Test your knowledge of entertainment with this quiz on celebrities, trends and headline-making moments. Featured this week: celebrity scandals and guess the celebrity photo.
Africa’s Biggest Fund Manager Seeks Buyer for Chicken Business
Africa’s biggest fund manager is seeking a buyer for Daybreak Foods (Pty) Ltd., its wholly owned chicken business in South Africa that has been plagued by scandals and a business-rescue process.
Mark Sanford, Years After Scandal, Aims for a Comeback to Congress
The former South Carolina governor and congressman filed papers to run for his old seat, six years after running for president and nearly two decades after a high-profile affair.
Should Louisiana ban prop bets? After a few sports betting scandals, some propose it.
Several recent high-profile NBA, MLB and NCAA sports gambling scandals came to light in which players intentionally underperformed to influence betting odds.
Kim Novak says Sydney Sweeney is 'totally wrong' to play her in biopic, 'sticks out so much above the waist'
'Vertigo' star Kim Novak says Sydney Sweeney is 'totally wrong' to play her in the upcoming biopic 'Scandalous,' noting that she 'sticks out so much above the waist.'
Fallout from bad government in WA? There won’t be any
No heads will roll, no political careers are threatened, from the King County grants scandal. Politics is in a stage where having a government that works is an afterthought.
Scandal Hasn’t Dented Graham Platner’s Lead in Maine Primary
A new poll shows Platner leading Governor Janet Mills by 27 points, a sign that the oyster farmer is still in firm control of the Maine primary.